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Fri May 17 2002 11:32:47  Robert Tulloch, 19 and James Parker, 17,- admitted slaughtering Half and Susanne Zantop Concord, New Hampshire Interviews shed light on teen killers' fantasies, plotting -- (Boston.com) The teen-agers who murdered two Dartmouth College professors felt smarter than others, even like gods, and were training for a life above morality and the law, perhaps as professional assassins, according to police interviews released Friday. Fri May 17 2002 11:29:42  Mount Holly, New Jersey Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused triple murder -- (Boston.com) Friday's announcement by Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi came one day after the indictment of Brian J. Tykot, 35, of Monroe Township, by a Burlington County grand jury. Authorities say Tykot broke into the two-bedroom mobile home where brothers Edward M. Nevius, 49, and Gary R. Nevius, 43, and the younger brother's girlfriend, Jill Fort, 46, had lived for about four months. Fri May 17 2002 09:10:58  The PETERSON case Durham, North Carolina Peterson lawyers: DA stalls case -- (Herald-Sun) Saying Durham’s district attorney is dragging his feet, defense lawyers filed a motion Thursday asking for a judge to set a trial date for accused murderer Michael Peterson. Mike Peterson's lawyers claim D.A. slow in distributing evidence -- (WRAL) D.A. surprised about defense team's motions. Questions linger for Peterson as case unfolds -- (News-Observer) Questions linger for Peterson as case unfolds. Fri May 17 2002 09:02:45  McKinney, Texas Nurses shot in hospital parking lot -- (CNN) Two nurses were shot, one fatally, in a hospital parking lot in this town northeast of Dallas, police said. Fri May 17 2002 08:49:17  New York Yonkers kin poisoned by cyanide at dinner -- (NY Post) Six Yonkers residents were suddenly struck down by a mysterious, violent illness last night - sparking a massive investigation amid fears of possible cyanide poison in their dinner. Fri May 17 2002 08:21:18  Fort Collins, Colorado Attorney: Rape suspect negotiating -- (Newsday) An Air Force airman charged with murder in Philadelphia and a string of sexual assaults in two states is negotiating a plea bargain with prosecutors, according to a lawyer for a victim's family. Fri May 17 2002 07:44:08  The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Blagg moves out of town -- (GJ Sentinel) Michael Blagg, who moved into a townhome he said was large enough for his missing wife and daughter, has packed up and left Grand Junction even as questions about the disappearance of Jennifer and Abby Blagg continue to swirl. Thur May 16 2002 23:17:52  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Westerfield jury selection set to begin -- (TheSanDiegoChannel) Trial expected to last three months. Westerfield trial jury questionaire -- (TheSanDiegoChannel) 123 questions asked of potential jury. Questionaire finalized for jury selection -- (KFMB) Jury selection begins in David Westerfield's murder trial and attorneys have agreed on a questionnaire for potential jurors. Potential Westerfield jurors face daunting questionnaire -- (SD Union-Tribune) Court officials expect at least 350 people to arrive for jury duty in the case. Thur May 16 2002 18:43:46  Arizona Plot to kill Ariz. governor foiled -- (abc NEWS) The allegations read like pulp fiction. Police in Phoenix say two convicts and a former prison chaplain plotted to kidnap and kill Arizona's governor in a bizarre scheme to win a pardon. Thur May 16 2002 16:59:51  Wales Murder suspect exhumation begins -- (BBC) Work has begun in a graveyard in south west Wales to exhume the body of a man suspected of the murders of three teenage girls in south Wales almost 30 years ago are due to begin. Thur May 16 2002 16:49:48  The LONGO case Newport, Oregon Christian Longo writes to family friends from jail -- (KATU) From his cell in the Lincoln County Jail, Christian Longo has been writing letters to family friends, not admitting his guilt outright, but describing his actions last December. Thur May 16 2002 16:34:21  ASHLEY FREEMAN and LAURIA BIBLE Welch, Oklahoma Authorities doubt serial killer's claim -- (News OK) Craig County authorities said Wednesday they are skeptical of a Texas serial killer's claim that he knows where two missing Welch teen- agers are buried. Thur May 16 2002 14:15:43  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Norwalk, Connecticut Former Skakel family limo driver testifies at trial -- (Nando) A former Skakel family limousine driver testified Thursday that Michael Skakel once told him he had done something "very bad" and had to either kill himself or get out of the country. Thur May 16 2002 14:12:39  Boston, Massachusetts Positive DNA Test Leaves Rapist's Supporters Feeling Betrayed -- (Fox News) For years, inmate No. W40280 told reporters and supporters that time, not guilt, was his only obstacle to freedom. Thur May 16 2002 11:42:11  Portland, Maine Couple surrenders custody of third child: They're accused to killing two babies -- (Concord Monitor) A nomadic couple suspected in the killings of two of their babies agreed Tuesday to let state officials take full custody of a third. Thur May 16 2002 11:04:32  Los Angeles, California Mother, son indicted in L.A. slaying -- (Newsday) Mother-and-son grifters Sante and Kenneth Kimes, convicted of murdering a wealthy New York widow have been indicted in the slaying of a Los Angeles businessman. Thur May 16 2002 09:40:44  The BAKLEY-BLAKE case Los Angeles, California Prosecutors oppose Blake hiring -- (Newsday) Robert Blake's lawyer should be prohibited from hiring a private investigator who is scheduled to testify against the actor during his murder trial, prosecutors argued. Thur May 16 2002 04:26:48  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Norwalk, Connecticut Neighbor: Skakel told his dad he may have killed girl -- (CNN) The testimony of Mildred "Cissy" Ix in a 1998 proceeding was revealed Wednesday in Skakel's trial in Norwalk, Connecticut. Ix, a neighbor of the Moxleys and Skakels in Bell Haven, Connecticut, said Rushton Skakel told her in 1981 that his son "had so much to drink and might have killed Martha." Thur May 16 2002 04:17:31  The LONGO case Newport, Oregon Longo's lawyer files motion challenging death penalty -- (Oregon Live) Christian Longo, 28, is charged with seven counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife and three small children. Longo lawyers seek case dismissal -- (KGW8) The 132-page motion to dismiss Longo’s case portrays Oregon’s death penalty as vague and biased enough to be invalid. Thur May 16 2002 04:00:47  The LETOURNEAU case Kent, Washington Civil lawsuit stemming from Mary Kay Letourneau case goes to jury -- (Nando Times) Jurors began deliberating Wednesday in a civil lawsuit brought against police and school officials by the family of a boy who fathered two children with his sixth-grade teacher. Thur May 16 2002 03:54:13  The DRURY case Brunswick, Florida Drury gets 17 years in plot to kill wife -- (Florida Times-Union) Physician Carl M. Drury Jr. was sentenced yesterday to 17 years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine for using a phone to hire a federal agent to murder his wife and providing a gun for the crime. Thur May 16 2002 03:27:28  The ALEXIS PATTERSON case Milwaukee, Wisconsin Police end search of lakes for missing girl -- (JS Online) After two days of searching the waters of Northridge Lakes for 7-year-old Alexis Patterson, Milwaukee police called off their search of the area, finding no trace of the missing Milwaukee girl. Thur May 16 2002 03:12:28  Seattle, Washington Man charged in '99 triple slaying -- (Seattle Times) Nearly three years after the shooting death of a popular day-care provider, her daughter and 6-year-old granddaughter, prosecutors have finally brought aggravated-murder charges against the man who was the prime suspect from the beginning. Thur May 16 2002 02:57:12  The RILYA WILSON case Miami, Florida Search for Florida girl extends to Bahamas -- (CNN) Florida law enforcement authorities have asked Bahamas police for help in the search for missing 5-year-old Rilya Wilson, a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Nassau said Wednesday. Thur May 16 2002 02:19:44  Boston, Masschusetts DNA test confirms rape conviction -- (Newsday) Years of lobbying earned Benjamin LaGuer an A-list of supporters, including former Boston University Chancellor John Silber, historian Elie Wiesel and MIT professor Noam Chomsky. Wed May 15 2002 17:17:04  The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Landfill search for mom, child continues -- (Denver Post) Wielding rakes and shovels and steeling themselves against a powerful stench, investigators chopped and poked at hundreds of tons of trash Tuesday as the search continued at a landfill for the bodies of Jennifer and Abby Blagg. Wed May 15 2002 16:35:58  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Westerfield judge allows pornography at trial -- (KFMB) The jury in the upcoming trial of David Westerfield will hear only limited information on the lifestyle of the parents of murder victim Danielle van Dam. Judge limits lifestyle evidence in van Dam murder case -- (SD Union-Tribune) A jury can hear about some of David Westerfield's statements to police during the search for 7-year-old Danielle van Dam, and jurors can also see some of the computer pornography found in Westerfield's house, a judge ruled Wednesday. Westerfield jury to see child porn evidence -- (NBC7) Judge makes flurry of rulings afte closed door hearings. Wed May 15 2002 12:30:56  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California Volunteers frustrated as Jahi search reaches Week 3 -- (KFMB) Citizen volunteers are pressing on in the search for a South Park toddler whose disappearance was reported nearly three weeks ago. Don't forget Jahi, mother pleads -- (NBC7) Parents ask public to renew search efforts. Wed May 15 2002 11:49:23  The STEPHANIE CROWE case San Diego, California Authorities have arrest warrant for transient -- (SD Tribune) County sheriff's detectives and state prosecutors worked into the night yesterday interrogating Richard Raymond Tuite after a judge signed a warrant for his arrest in the January 1998 knife slaying of Stephanie Crowe. Crowe slaying suspect battled troubled past -- (SD Tribune) Court records show Tuite's history of drug abuse, mental illness. Officials may announce arrest in Crowe case -- (NC Times) Tuite, a 32-year-old transient, was spotted by neighbors near the Escondido home of the 12-year-old girl on the night she was killed. Wed May 15 2002 10:40:11  The RILYA WILSON case Miami, Florida Rilya's caretaker had 33 aliases, history of problems -- (Sun-Sentinel) The credibility of the caretaker who claimed a state welfare worker took 5-year-old Rilya Wilson from her home more than 16 months ago continued to take a battering Tuesday, both in court and from a pastor who dismissed her as a soup kitchen volunteer. Wed May 15 2002 10:06:58  ASHLEY FREEMAN and LAURIA BIBLE Welch, Oklahoma Killer offers location of missing girls -- (Austin 360) A serial killer on Texas' death row has written a letter to a Missouri newspaper claiming that he knows where two teen-age Oklahoma girls missing since 1999 are buried. Killer claims to know Welch girls' burial site -- (News OK) Tommy Lynn Sells, who authorities have linked to at least 16 slayings across the country, made the claim in a letter to the Globe postmarked May 10. Wed May 15 2002 10:01:07  West Yorkshire, England Woman 'could have forgotten committing axe murder' -- (Ananova) A memory expert has told a jury it is "plausible" that a woman who hacked to death her boyfriend with an axe completely forgot the killing until six weeks after it happened. Wed May 15 2002 07:57:03  Las Vegas, Nevada John Wayne Bobbitt busted for allegedly striking wife -- (Fox News) John Wayne Bobbitt, who gained infamy after his then-wife Lorena Bobbitt was charged with cutting off his penis in 1993, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman he married in March. Wed May 15 2002 07:47:31  Bloomfield, Indiana Murderer of stepdaughter gets life -- (Newsday) A man who pleaded guilty to raping and killing his 13-year-old stepdaughter and burying her near the family's home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. Tues May 14 2002 23:21:15  Chicago, Illinois Mother charged in blind girl's death-- (abc NEWS) A woman and her boyfriend were charged with endangerment Tuesday in the death of the woman's blind and deaf 9-year-old daughter, who was killed in a fall from a third-story window. Tues May 14 2002 22:43:42  The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Authorities continue Blagg search -- (Rocky Mountain News) Authorities sifted through garbage at the Mesa County landfill today, searching for the remains of a mother and daughter who disappeared six months ago. Blagg may move as cops seek bodies -- (Rocky Mountain News) Man's lease is over; search continues for his wife and daughter. Tues May 14 2002 22:37:48 The STEPHANIE CROWE case San Diego, California Arrest looms in 1998 child killing -- (TheSanDiegoChannel) A transient long considered a suspect in the slaying of a 12-year-old Escondido girl four years ago is expected to be arrested Tuesday in connection with her murder, 10News reported. Tues May 14 2002 18:31:30  The ALEXIS PATTERSON case Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jones vows to continue search for Alexis -- (JS Online) Over 500 crowd church to pray for girl's return. Tues May 14 2002 18:21:57  The BRANDON LONNIE DYSON, JR. case Merced, California Police report no new developments in boy's drowning -- (Merced Sun-Star) There were no new developments on Monday in the death of a 15-month-old boy reportedly abducted and later found dead in Bear Creek last week, according to police Sgt. Norman Andrade. Tues May 14 2002 14:13:40  ANNE RULE Revealing the Strangers Beside Us -- (The Crime Library) Author Katherine Ramsland interviews this queen of the true-crime book genre about her beginnings as a writer, her personal life and some of her most fascinating cases. Tues May 14 2002 10:59:47  Norwalk, Connecticut Jury hears evidence against tutor -- (Boston.com) Kennedy cousin Thomas Skakel, who was expected to be a witness for the prosecution in the murder trial of his brother Michael, will not be called to the stand by the state. Prosecutors said Tuesday they do not feel the testimony of Thomas, a former suspect in the 1975 killing of Martha Moxley, is needed to make their case. Slain teen's diary details encounters with Skakel family -- (Chicago Sun Times) Life was thrilling for Martha Moxley as she came of age amid the mansions and celebrities of Greenwich in the mid-1970s. Cases news from court TV -- (Courttv.com) Tues May 14 2002 10:53:05  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Merlino friend turns himself in to face murder charge -- (Boston.com) A friend of jailed mob boss Joseph ''Skinny Joey'' Merlino turned himself in Tuesday to face charges in the Halloween murder of a restaurant owner, police said. William Rinick, 29, will be charged in the Oct. 31 killing of Adam Finelli, 24, who was shot in the head as he sat in a car on a South Philadelphia street. Tues May 14 2002 10:44:27 Miami, Florida Police Testing Foster Child's DNA -- (AP) Investigators are again analyzing DNA in the case of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared 16 months ago, this time to see if there is a match with a foster child living near Tampa. Police were tipped off about the girl in Port Richey by the girl's foster mother, who responded to a segment featuring Rilya Wilson's case on Fox's ``America's Most Wanted,'' police Detective Ed Munn said Tuesday. |
